Clod Size and Moisture Condition Influence on the Shearing Behavior of Compacted Soil |
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| Authors: | Wassim E Tabet Amy B Cerato Gerald A Miller |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, 202 West Boyd Street, Room 334, Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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| Abstract: | This paper presents results of the influence of clod size and initial moisture condition on the shearing behavior of a clayey soil with a plasticity index of 22. The clods were divided into different size categories, and then two groups of samples were prepared; samples with large clods (LC = clod size less than 38 mm) and samples with small clods (SC = clod size less than 4.75 mm). Two initial moisture conditions were achieved using two different moisture tempering times of 0 and 14 days. All samples were compacted to the same density and moisture content (95 % of maximum dry density and 2 % dry of optimum moisture content). Triaxial compression tests, including constant water content unsaturated tests and backpressure saturated, isotropically consolidated, undrained compression tests were performed at different confining pressures. At 0-day tempering time, samples prepared using large clods were found to be stiffer and stronger than those prepared using small clods. However, at 14-day tempering time, the strength of both LC and SC samples was similar. |
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